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A CONVERSATION WITH BLACK MILK AS HE RETURNS TO PERFORM IN HIS HOMETOWN

This weekend, acclaimed producer and rapper Black Milk is performing a double show in his hometown at El Club. With a stellar lineup of local support and a fresh album, Fever, these shows are a must-see for longtime fans and new audiences alike. To celebrate the occasion, contributor Broccoli spoke with the Detroit native about […]

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Red Bull Arts Detroit to Host Last Exhibition as Red Bull House of Art Residency Program

Red Bull Arts Detroit is hosting an opening exhibition party on Friday, August 3rd from 7p – 10p featuring the latest group of visiting artists including Debra Manville, Nathan Smith & Jason Pulgarin, that will exhibit new bodies of work for the first time at the art gallery and residency program at 1551 Winder, located in the city’s […]

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MO POP FESTIVAL RETURNS TO DETROIT WATERFRONT JULY 28-29TH

Mo Pop Festival returns to the Detroit waterfront with a killer line-up on July 28th & 29th. This year Mo Pop Festival is bringing some of the hottest new talent along with favorite national acts to Detroit for a weekend of major fun in the sun. We’ve got some hot tips to make sure you […]

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Artsy // 8 Detroit Galleries Fueling the City’s Creative Community

Detroit certainly hasn’t had an easy decade since the financial crash of 2008 and subsequent housing crisis—indeed, the city filed for bankruptcy in 2013, and has since struggled to get back on its feet. But both its residents and recent transplants are resilient. Detroit’s tight-knit art community, in particular, has banded together to create a […]

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MetroTimes // Why Paulina Petkoski and Samantha Bankle Schefman decided to go all in on Detroit artists

The Curators By Jerilyn Jordan @JerilynJordanC Noah Elliott Morrison, Featured image credit Fate played a role in Playground Detroit founders Samantha Bankle Schefman and Paulina Petkoski’s eventual partnership which has, since conception, resulted in close to $200,000 a year in the pockets of local emerging artists. Formed in 2012, Playground Detroit operates as an independent gallery and […]

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INTERVIEW: TUNDE OLANIRAN ON HIS MUSIC, MOCAD & MORE

Tunde Olaniran takes the stage at Summer at the MOCAD Homestead Series in collaboration with El Club on Mike Kelley’s lawn for the second killer line-up on Sunday July 22nd. We caught up with him to chat about his music, inspiration and what he’s looking forward to most about performing in Detroit. What have you been listening […]

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Detroit News // Detroit Art Week invites world to Motor City

Get ready for the city’s newest cultural festival, Detroit Art Week, which kicks off Friday. Arts entrepreneur and marketing professional Amani Olu conceived the idea over a year ago as a way of getting the word out on local artists. “Our vision is to help establish Detroit as a global destination for contemporary art,” said Olu, who moved […]

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Summer at the MOCAD Homestead Featuring Raphael Saadiq, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Tunde Olaniran

Summer at the MOCAD Homestead Series in collaboration with El Club returns to the Mike Kelley’s lawn for the second killer line-up on Sunday July 22nd of the to present yet another  night of music hosted in ‘plein air,’ featuring the best aspects of a summer festival, except with shorter bathroom lines and less sunburn. Raphael Saadiq […]

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“A DIFFICULT PAIR” FEATURING GEORGE VIDAS & VICTORIA SHAHEEN OPENS DURING DETROIT ART WEEK

In A Difficult Pair, George Vidas and Victoria Shaheen use materials associated with industrial and commercial applications that probes questions of identity, hierarchy, and material culture. Shaheen uses commodity culture, image saturation and the history of decorative arts and design to create contemporary environments that deconstruct hierarchies, expose absurdity in social systems, and simply make viewers […]

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UPCOMING INAUGURAL DETROIT ART WEEK LAUNCHES ON JULY 20TH THROUGH 22ND

Detroit Art Week (July 20 – 22, 2018) is an annual self-guided tour and celebration of contemporary art and culture in Detroit. For three days, Detroit’s art scene invites visitors to attend gallery and museum tours, open studios, intimate studio and site visits, artist talks, and various special programs, alongside the parties, music, nightlife, and culinary […]

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MICHIGAN GLASS PROJECT HOSTS FESTIVAL TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ARTS EDUCATION

Who isn’t interested in supporting arts education in Detroit’s schools? The Michigan Glass Project Festival is a live art and music festival with the aim of raising $125,000 to support art curriculum in Detroit public schools. The beneficiary of the festival is the non-profit Art Road, which is working to return arts curriculum to Detroit […]

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Behind “Relations Between: A Dinner Experience” with Elysia Vandenbussche X Dr. Sushi on July 11th

Artist Elysia Vandenbussche and Dr. Sushi have created a unique collaboration for an intimate dinner featuring hand made ceramic wares made exclusively for this experience taking place during her exhibition on view, Relations Between. The event will take place on Wednesday July 11th, at 7pm at PLAYGROUND DETROIT, with limited 30 person seating available. (Purchase remaining […]

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